TY  - JOUR
TI  - The Validity and Reliability of the Turkish
Pet Attitude Scale
AB  - Objective: This study tests the Turkish validity and reliability of the Pet Attitude
Scale (PAS) and adapt it to Turkish society.
Materials and Methods: The study population consisted of students in the
departments of health at a university in Western Turkey. No sampling method was
used; and the entire population was included in the study. Data were collected
using a questionnaire on the participants’ sociodemographic characteristics and the
PAS, which consisted of 18 items scored between 1 and 7 under three factors: love
and interaction, pets in the home, and joy of pet ownership. The construct validity
of the scale was evaluated by Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory
Factor Analysis (CFA). The reliability of the PAS was assessed by Cronbach’s alpha
internal consistency coefficient, the item-total correlation, and the test-retest
analysis.
Results: The scale factors’ Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient ranged between
0.45 and 0.92, the items’ factor loads ranged between 0.51 and 0.85, and the total
item correlation coefficients ranged between 0.31 and 0.77. The CFA supported the
three-factor structure yielded by the EFA and showed good fit indices.
Conclusion: The scale was reliable for Turkish society compared to the original PAS.
The factor structure resembled the results of a reevaluation of PAS. Thus, it can be
suggested that the PAS is valid and reliable for application in Turkish society.
AU  - CEVİK AKYIL, RAHSAN
AU  - AKYIL, MUSA ŞAMİL
AU  - çıtlık sarıtaş, seyhan
AU  - Abacıgil, Filiz
AU  - KAHRAMAN, AYŞEGÜL
DO  - :10.4274/meandros.galenos.2021.77045
PY  - 2022
JO  - Meandros Medical And Dental Journal
VL  - 23
IS  - 1
SN  - 2149-9063
SP  - 94
EP  - 100
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/525759
ER  -